1. PROHIBITED DESTRUCTIVE ACTS It is illegal to destroy, injure, or deface anything within park
boundaries including plants, buildings, trees, natural or material property. You cannot remove
anything from the park either such as plants, trees, buildings, sand, gravel, ice, earth, stone,
wood, etc. All vehicles must be kept on roads and operated as the county conservation board
dictates.

2. SPEED LIMIT The speed limit is 15 m.p.h.. All driving is restricted to roadways.

3. EXCESSIVE LOADS Excessively loaded or overwide vehicles cannot be operated in the park.
The determination of overloaded or overwide will be made by park staff.

4. PARKING All vehicles must park in designated areas only. At the beach parking lot all vehicles
must park facing into the parking barriers. If none are available the overflow lot located two
hundred yards to the south must be used.

5. FIRES Fires are allowed in fire rings provided by the county conservation board only. Fires must
be contained within the fire ring. No portion of the firewood is allowed to rest on top of or extend
beyond the walls of the fire ring. No firewood containing nails will be allowed to be burned in the
park, which includes all wood pallets. Rangers shall have the authority to rule any fire a hazard
and can request that the fire be extinguished. All fires must be extinguished when the site is
vacated. Buy local, burn local. No out-of-county firewood may be burned at facilities
managed by the Tama County Conservation Board.

6. REMOVING PLANTS, FLOWERS, FRUITS No person can remove, injure, or destroy any tree,
shrub, plant or flower, or fruit except mushroom and varieties of nuts, fruits or berries may be
collected for food.

7. USE OF FIREARMS PROHIBITED Use of firearms, fireworks, explosives, and weapons is
prohibited. A person may use a bow and arrow with an attached bow fishing reel and ninetypound
minimum line attached to the arrow to take rough fish.

8. CARRYING FIREARMS No person shall carry any weapon on his person while in the park unless
broken down and contained in a case or in accordance with Iowa's Right to Carry statute. The
only exception being a peace officer while on duty.

10. PROHIBITED AREAS Any area signed restricting use or entry cannot be entered without specific
permission from the Ranger.

11. ANIMALS ON LEASH Animals cannot be allowed to run at large in the park and must be kept on
a leash not longer than six (6) feet.

12. HITCHING TO TREES No horse or other animal may be hitched to a tree, or hitched to anything
which may result in damage to property.

13. CLOSING TIME The park is closed to all between 10:30 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. the next day. The
only exceptions are (1) a registered camper, and (2) for someone fishing if the person(s) is
actively fishing, quiet, parked in an approved lot, and is not parked in the primitive camp section or
in any lots servicing the electrical camp section (including the beach parking lot).

14. CAMPING AREAS Camping is allowed only in areas designated for camping. Only tents, small
popup campers, camper vans and truck campers are allowed in the primitive camp section located
in the SW corner of the park. All camping units are welcome in the electrical camp section.

A. In the electric camp section all RV camping units must be parked with the outlet side of the
electric pedestal facing the camping unit. (IMPORTANT: If any part of your camping unit or
motor vehicle extends behind the electric pedestal you are parked incorrectly.) RV camping
units are defined as motorhomes, campervans, caravans (also known as travel trailers and
camper trailers), fifth-wheel trailers, popup campers and truck campers.

B. If possible please park your RV unit to allow another camping unit to use the pedestal. Our
pedestals can accommodate two camping units if space allows. (NOTE: DOES NOT apply
to Sites 30- 40)

C. Also the camping unit must be parked in a manner so as to not block any portion of the
access or camp loop roads.

D. TENTS The motor vehicle of a tent camper shall be parked as stated in "A" (see above)
with the outlet side of the camping pedestal facing the motor vehicle and the motor vehicle
parked parallel to the camp loop road. Up to two tents can be pitched on one site. All tents
will pay the same rate (per tent) as any other camping unit in the electrical camp section.
Tents must be pitched within the campsite lawn area designated by the pedestal and
cannot infringe on adjoining campsites.

16. LENGTH OF STAY No camping unit may stay for longer than fourteen (14) consecutive days.

17. REGISTERING, VACATING It is the responsibility of the camper to register and pay for campsite
rental. All camping areas are SELF-REGISTRATION. Campers must register within thirty (30)
minutes of their arrival and before 4:30 p.m. on any day they must re-register.

18. VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS No trailer or mobile home longer than forty (40) feet can use the
facility. Units exceeding forty (40) feet in length must receive permission from the Park Ranger
before parking. Mopeds and any unlicensed motorized vehicles cannot be in the camp area
unless allowed by the Ranger.

C. Walleye An experimental walleye-stocking program is underway. We ask that anglers do their
part by returning all walleye less than 15" back into the lake.

21. BOATING

A. No boats may be operated as to endanger life.

B. All vessels must be registered according to state law.

C. NO WAKE Gas outboard motors of unlimited horsepower and operated at a no wake speed
are allowed. We consider "no wake" a very slow troll!!

22. RESTRICTIONS

A. NOISE Quiet hours are enforced between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 8 a.m.. Unreasonable
noise is to be determined by the ranger. Also, as part of quiet hours, all visitors to the park
must vacate the park by 10:30 p.m. each evening (see #12 for exceptions).

B. CHAINSAW/FIREWOOD Chainsaws can be used by permission of the Ranger. Only trees
that are dead and down can be used for firewood. This firewood is for use only while the visitor
is at the facility.

C. AUTHORITY TO EVICT Rangers have the authority to evict anyone from a county
conservation facility for cause.

D. GARBAGE It is illegal to bring in refuse from outside the park for deposit into park garbage
cans (i.e. household, commercial or industrial refuse.)

E. ANIMALS For other restrictions on animals please refer to #5 and #11.

i. HORSES. Use of horses is restricted to roads while in the park.

ii. BEACH AREA. No animals are allowed on the sand at the beach.

iii. LIVESTOCK. No livestock is permitted to graze within park boundaries.

F. KEG BEER

i. The use of keg beer shall be restricted to shelter houses.

ii. A signed "responsibility agreement" must be on file before any keg beer can be served
on premises under control of the Tama County Conservation Board.

iii. Payment of a $100 keg fee and a $100 damage deposit prior to event is required.

G. BEACH HOURS The beach area is open to swimming from 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. daily. During these
hours swimming is at your own risk. SWIMMING IS ALLOWED AT THE BEACH ONLY!

H. ATV, Snowmobiles No ATVs or snowmobiles are allowed to be operated within the park
either on the roads, on land or on the ice of the lake. The only exception is for approved work
of the county conservation board, rescue operations, or approval by the conservation board
upon special request.

23. NATURE CENTER- NO ALCOHOL It shall be unlawful to possess, distribute or consume
alcoholic beverages in the Nature Center or within 200 yards of the Nature Center.

24. FISHING POND- PARCEL A- HANSEN ADDITION The following are rules that apply to the
fishing pond lying NE of the SE bay of Otter Creek Lake.

i. Boats No watercraft or flotation device of any type will be allowed on the pond. Only exception
is use by park staff for maintenance of the pond, to perform fisheries work, or for special
environmental education programs of the board.

ii. Fishing Fishing is allowed in the pond as per rules and restrictions of the Tama County
Conservation Board and state law.

v. Field Dog Training The pond can be used for training of dogs for water retrieves if the
following is met:

a. No one is fishing in the pond

b. Dogs cannot be allowed to run at large and must be kept on a leash not longer than six
(6) feet if not actively engaged in water retrieves. Trainer must be in full control of dog at
all times while training and off leash.

25. FIREWOOD- RESTRICTIONS

i. To stem the spread of firewood borne pests, officials are asking Iowans to not move
firewood and instead buy and burn locally.

ii. That in accordance with State and Federal guidelines, the Conservation Board hereby
prohibits the importation of firewood from outside TAMA County onto any
properties under the jurisdiction of the Tama County Conservation Board unless it
meets the State of Iowa and USDA firewood labeling requirements.

iii. Should proof of certification be absent, unauthorized firewood in the parks may be
removed and destroyed by agency staff according to regulations.

Under pertinent federal regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information or disability the Tama County Conservation Board strives to provide quality programs of environmental education and outdoor recreation for all persons. If you feel that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility operated by the Tama County Conservation Board you should write to: Director, Tama County Conservation Board, 2283 Park Road, Toledo, IA 52342, or the Equal Opportunity Commission, U.S. Dept. of Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.